IPL 2020 KKR vs KXIP Highlights: KKR pulls a miraculous win by 2 runs
KXIP was cruising for much of the chase thanks to a 115-run opening stand between captain KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal and was 143/1 at the start of the 18th, needing just 22 to win off 18 balls
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KXIP captain KL Rahul and KKR skipper Dinesh Karthik during the toss. Photo: Sportzpics for BCCI
In Match 24 of Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Defending a target of 165, KKR conceded just 13 runs and took three wickets in the last two overs to win the match by two runs.
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KXIP was cruising for much of the chase thanks to a 115-run opening stand between captain KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal and was 143/1 at the start of the 18th, needing just 22 to win off 18 balls.
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Sunil Narine (2/28), however, conceded just two runs and took the wicket of the dangerous Nicholas Pooran (16) after which Prasidh Krishna (3/29) took two wickets, including that of Rahul (74) and conceded just six in the 19th.
It left KXIP needing 14 to win off the last over that Narine bowled. Glenn Maxwell (10) hit a four off the second ball and took a single to bring the deficit down to seven needed off the last two balls.
However, Mandeep Singh (0) holed out at deep midwicket which left Maxwell with having to hit ia six off the last ball to take the game to Super Over. He almost went all the way, hitting the ball over cover but it landed just in front of the boundary and the umpire declared four.
Earlier, KKR captain Dinesh Karthik finally found form with the bat as he smashed 58 off 29 balls to take his side to 164/4 against Kings XI Punjab.
It was Karthik's first half-century in the ongoing IPL season, while Shubman Gill (57) too raced to his second fifty of the tournament.
Brief scores: KKR 164/6 in 20 overs (Dinesh Karthik 58, Shubman Gill 57; Arshdeep Singh 1/25) vs KXIP 162/5 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 74, Mayank Agarwal 56; Prasidh Krishna 3/29)
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KXIP vs KKR playing 11: Knight Riders has made one change in its playing 11, bringing in Prasidh Krishna in place of Shivam Mavi while KXIP has brought Chris Jordan for Sheldon Cottrell, who is injured. Still, no Chris Gayle in IPL 2020.
KKR playing 11: Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(w/c), Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy.
KXIP playing 11: KL Rahul(c), Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Simran Singh(w), Glenn Maxwell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Jordan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
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KXIP needed 6 runs for tie and Maxwell hit FOUR off the last
KKR won by 2 runs
Over 20, KXIP vs KKR live score: 162-5
Over 19, KXIP vs KKR live score: 151-4
Over 18, KXIP vs KKR live score: 145-2
Over 17, KXIP vs KKR live score: 143-1
Over 16, KXIP vs KKR live score: 136-1
Over 15, KXIP vs KKR live score: 117-1
Over 14, KXIP vs KKR live score: 113-0
Nitish Rana, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Over 13, KXIP vs KKR live score: 106-0; Rahul, Mayank hit fifties
Pat Cummins [3.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack
Over 12, KXIP vs KKR live score: 94-0
Varun Chakravarthy [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
Over 11, KXIP vs KKR live score: 86-0
Kamlesh Nagarkoti [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack
Over 10, KXIP vs KKR live score: 76-0
Narine continues...
Kings XI Punjab needs 98 runs in 66 balls
Over 9, KXIP vs KKR live score: 67-0
Varun continues...
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First Published: Oct 10 2020 | 2:14 PM IST
